Seattle EOC

[K7SCH]

Any recommended frequencies to monitor...any dispatch channels?

 

[icom1020]

Probably the same scenario as King County. They have TG's on the trunk system

When disaster conditions disrupt communications systems within King County,
all missions received in the EOC will be coordinated in accordance with the
current EOC SOP. The Information and Telecommunications Division will
address 800MHZ radio, telephone and Internet issues. The Transit Division will
address transit’s radio issues, and the King County OEM will address amateur
radio issues.
Procedures addressing the operation of communications equipment in the EOC
are located in various documents including:
King County EOC Procedures Manual
State Emergency Management NAWAS Handbook
Central Puget Sound Region Emergency Alert System Plan


Specific systems in place include: Facsimile machines and broadcast fax, Internet
communications, pagers, telephones, satellite phones, and cellular phones; local
television, satellite television, AM/FM radio and data links within the county and
via modems. Radio systems in place in the EOC include UHF, VHF, 800 MHz, 2
meter, HF, low band, and 2-meter packet. Dedicated phone lines are in place with
the National Warning System (NAWAS) and Seattle EOC.
Radio transmitting and receiving capabilities include all county agencies using the
800 MHz trunking system as well as VHF and UHF frequencies. Non-county
agencies including the American Red Cross, Washington State Emergency
Management and local hospitals are also linked by radio to the EOC. Weather
Radio and Emergency Management Weather Information Network (EMWIN)
provide warning from the National Weather Service of weather related events

http://your.kingcounty.gov/prepare/docs/countyplan/EMP_ESF-2.pdf

 

[im800mhz]

And the sad part is that if email and phones are still working, you won't hear a whole lot.

 

[Stavro35]

Frequencies of interest. Always check the Ham radio bands. Even if there is no official emergency. You're guaranteed some chatter related to storms and road conditions .

All the area trunked systems will be active with traffic related to storms,including the snow fall in the puget sound region,especially the lowland snow where it's not normal.

Air traffic control. Two of the Seatacs three runways are open.

Don't rule out the airline company frequencies. Most are on repeaters so you can hear them from just about anywhere.

Media frequencies.The newspapers here are ____ and the t.v news isn't all that much to brag about,but give them a listen.

As for EOC ops. There are plenty of talkgroups for the Seattle area related to EOC ops and roads and such. Check out this site for talkgroups that might be of interest.

I have the roads talkgroups in my Pro96 too much going on with my other scanners.

The state DOT can be monitored. But you have to program in the frequencies of interest as if they're conventional .. You will hear the communications just fine. I have the Seattle DOT frequencies programmed in,plenty busy at times.

http://www.scanseattle.net

http://www.youtube.com/user/stavrophotography

 

[AtomicTaco]

I have all the EOC talkgroups in a separate system and scanned them for a while; never heard a peep.

 

[kellykeeton]

yea nothing is going down that I am aware of I was in the snoqualmie EOC for a while last night and they actually had nasty weather but nothing from the county or state for emergency info just business as usual

 

[K7SCH]

Thanks for your replies...I have 22736-EmergMgt EOC OPS programmed in, I don't know where I found this, but tonight I am hearing chatter from a family, father is driving a snow plow.

 

[AlmostHandy]

I heard a radio check two weeks ago. A dispatcher type of person come on and announces the radio check. Then she starts a roll call of all kinds of city and county agencies. Each one chimes in, one after another. Then the dispatcher says thanks, and we'll do it again next friday, at 2pm. I don't have text tags programmed, and thought I would just remember the trunk (yeah right). Well, I missed the one that they said they were going to do last friday, so I'm hoping they do it again next week. I've got an alarm set on my phone to remind me in case I'm napping or something. I at least want to find out what group the dispatcher is talking on.

 

[AtomicTaco]

I heard a radio check two weeks ago. A dispatcher type of person come on and announces the radio check. Then she starts a roll call of all kinds of city and county agencies. Each one chimes in, one after another. Then the dispatcher says thanks, and we'll do it again next friday, at 2pm. I don't have text tags programmed, and thought I would just remember the trunk (yeah right). Well, I missed the one that they said they were going to do last friday, so I'm hoping they do it again next week. I've got an alarm set on my phone to remind me in case I'm napping or something. I at least want to find out what group the dispatcher is talking on.

Dunno how active any of these are any more.

Fridays at 14:00
6032 Seattle EOC Ops Call
6064 Seattle EOC Ops Com1
6096 Seattle EOC Ops Com2
6128 Seattle EOC Ops Com3

Wednesdays at 09:00
22736 KC EmerMgt-EOC Ops

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22768 KC EmerMgt-EOC Comm

Fridays at 13:30
62064 Sea/KC Health Dept Comm